SN1

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,448
Current units
797
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
12

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
651

Postcode sectors in SN1

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
24,273 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Read Street, Swindon, SN1 5HJ 20 July 2026 £210,000
50a, Curtis Street, Swindon, SN1 5LR 17 July 2026 £302,000
142, Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3BU 17 July 2026 £430,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,900
  • Anti social behaviour 766
  • Shoplifting 542
  • Public order 501
  • Criminal damage and arson 392

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SN1 usual residents
36,319
Age-profile population
36,589

Age bands in SN1

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18%

6,594 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

4,102 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.6%

13,018 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

9,043 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

3,832 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 748 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

711 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 661 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

    THE WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE, SWINDON NHS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ISLINGTON ST, SWINDON, SN1 2DQ

    ODS code J83033

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £225,000 from 3,788 recorded sales in SN1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swindon is £265,666 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 442.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,900 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.